Reducing the Risk of Outliving Your Money

Reducing the Risk of Outliving Your Money

“What is your greatest retirement fear?” If you ask any group of retirees and pre-retirees this question, “outliving my money” will likely be one of the top answers. In fact, 61% of investors surveyed for a 2018 AIG retirement study ranked outliving their money as their top anxiety.1 Retirees face greater “longevity risk” today. The […]

Staying Out Of Debt Once You Get Out Of Debt

Staying Out Of Debt Once You Get Out Of Debt

Paying off a major debt produces a sense of relief. You can celebrate a financial milestone; you can “pay yourself first” to greater degree and direct more money toward your dreams and your financial future rather than your creditors.   Once you get out of excessive consumer debt, the last thing you want to do […]

Bad Money Habits to Break in 2018

Bad Money Habits to Break in 2018

Do bad money habits constrain your financial progress? Many people fall into the same financial behavior patterns year after year. If you sometimes succumb to these financial tendencies, the New Year is as good an occasion as any to alter your behavior.   #1: Lending money to family & friends. You may know someone who […]

Managing Money Well as a Couple

Managing Money Well as a Couple

When you marry or simply share a household with someone, your financial life changes – and your approach to managing your money may change as well. To succeed as a couple, you may also have to succeed financially. The good news is that is usually not so difficult.   At some point, you will have […]